Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.518 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.524 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.522 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.516 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.535 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.51 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.52 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.498 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.541 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.593 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.555 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.583 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.536 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.536 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.512 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.522 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.542 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.554 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.556 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.57 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.596 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.592 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 51st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +1.2%
1996 0.5% -0.5%
1998 0.5% -1.1%
1999 0.5% +3.8%
2000 0.5% -4.8%
2001 0.5% +2.0%
2002 0.5% -4.3%
2003 0.5% +8.7%
2004 0.6% +9.6%
2005 0.6% -6.4%
2006 0.6% +5.1%
2007 0.5% -8.0%
2008 0.5% -0.1%
2009 0.5% -4.5%
2012 0.5% +2.0%
2014 0.5% +3.9%
2015 0.6% +2.2%
2016 0.6% +0.3%
2017 0.6% +2.5%
2018 0.6% +4.6%
2019 0.6% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 51st out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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